Package

babel-core

Babel compiler core.

v6.26.3, 27 Apr 2018MIT-Types: NoneBuild tools

$ npm install babel-core

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Key numbers

As of 25 Sept 2026

Weekly downloads: 6.1m; -8% over 12 months
Gzip bundle size: -; No Bundlephobia data
Dependencies: 19; Direct, from package.json
Last release: 8 years ago; v6.26.3
GitHub stars: 44k; 6k forks
Open issues / PRs: 595 / 175
Contributors: 1,262
Commits, last 52 weeks: 462

Downloads

Last week 2026-09-15 to 2026-09-21

Weekly npm downloads, one point per week, weeks starting 23 Sept 2025 to 15 Sept 2026. The y axis starts at zero.

6,148,906 downloads last week, 26,393,821 in the last month. The 12-month change of -8% compares the average of the last 4 weeks with the first 4 weeks of the series.

Maintenance

Releases, last 12 months: 0230 in total
Latest version: 6.26.3, 27 Apr 20188 years ago
First published: 15 Feb 2015
Last push to GitHub: 25 Sept 2026same day as the snapshot
Repository archived: No
Open issues: 595
Open pull requests: 175
Commits, last 52 weeks: 462
Dependents on npm: 12,176

Major versions

v6 first release 6.0.0, 29 Oct 2015
v5 first release 5.0.0, 2 Apr 2015
v4 first release 4.0.1, 15 Feb 2015

Recent releases

Version	Published
6.26.3	27 Apr 2018
6.26.2	26 Apr 2018
6.26.0	16 Aug 2017
6.25.0	8 Jun 2017
6.24.1	7 Apr 2017
6.24.0	13 Mar 2017
6.23.1	14 Feb 2017
6.23.0	14 Feb 2017
6.22.1	20 Jan 2017
6.22.0	20 Jan 2017
6.21.0	16 Dec 2016
6.20.0	8 Dec 2016
6.18.2	1 Nov 2016
6.18.0	24 Oct 2016

Compatibility

Module format: -Not determined from package.json
TypeScript types: None
Node.js engine range: Not declared
Runtimes: -
Unpacked size (npm): 104 kB
Dependencies (19): debugjson5slashlodashbabylonprivateminimatchsource-mapbabel-typesbabel-helpersbabel-runtimebabel-messagesbabel-registerbabel-templatebabel-traversebabel-generatorbabel-code-framepath-is-absoluteconvert-source-map

Install

npm install babel-core

CDN

jsDelivrhttps://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/babel-core@6.26.3/
unpkghttps://unpkg.com/babel-core@6.26.3/
esm.shhttps://esm.sh/babel-core@6.26.3

Alternatives

Package	Weekly downloads	Gzip	Last release	Module	Comparison
@swc/core Super-fast alternative for babel	30m	-	20 days ago	CommonJS	-
@swc/types Typings for the swc project.	26.6m	-	1 month ago	-	-

Sources: npm registry, npm downloads API, GitHub API. Data fetched 25 Sept 2026.

Indexability: Indexed.